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horsemeat

horsemeat

3 7.2
Flesh from a horse that people eat
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔrsˌmiːt/
translation icon : carne de caballo
  • The chef prepared a dish using horsemeat for the adventurous diners.
  • eat horsemeat
  • horsemeat from slaughterhouses
  • Horsemeat is sold

Examples

  • In some countries, horsemeat is considered a delicacy and is enjoyed in various recipes.

  • Then, as they made for the shed, he said, "Thinking of serving horsemeat, too?" The man didn't bother to laugh.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The same applies to the horsemeat.

    Blog text (26)

  • Well, I did some follow-up into those horsemeat sales.

    AstroVan (2025)

  • Horsemeat isn't bad at all, as Davis says.

    Blog text (15)

  • I took the strips of horsemeat jerky in my bound hands when Huer gave them to me.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Horsemeat ready meals.

    AstroVan (2025)

  • They were lush and served in vineyards and ancient stone castles and the like, so even if they'd given me horsemeat, I would have been too dazzled by the romantic setting to have been the wiser.

    Blog text (24)

  • The butcher offered a selection of meats, including horsemeat, which intrigued the customers.

Synonyms

horseflesh
vshorsemeat
2 9.9

Meat from a horse that people eat

refers simply to animal flesh eaten as food

Surface Forms

horsemeat singular
horsemeats plural

Morphology

horsemeat = horse + meat (transparent) = horse + meat

Simple compound of two common nouns; the meaning 'flesh of a horse' follows directly from 'horse' + 'meat'.

Etymology

The word horsemeat is a simple compound of horse and meat, literally 'meat from a horse'. So, horsemeat means exactly what it says: the flesh of a horse used as food.